New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27
RELIGIOUS JOTTlNGS.
SAYINGS AND DoINGs OF THE cHuRcHEa

The Rev. K. VI. MADDEN. an Engnsh Clergyman VI
London no has been visiting this country gives few
OF his Impressions" in The Churchmsn' Ia hia
opinion our charitable efforts are worthy OF all praise.
II anything they are too Lavish too thoughtiess. too
dcfc Ont in a sense OF proportion. Our charitable
idesI also is lower than that OF England lie thinks
that the overcruwding In the public institutions 10
SUNNY shocking "The United States he says.
these islunds for many day. but my own nvestigs.
tions taught .e that tres education was me riGht
thing, and that the re igious difficulty need never
exist. am thankful TO have learned those Lessons.
But in ore matter you 10 default, and that Is IN
the non-insistauce on conot lsOry attendance IL -
surely worth struggle 10 firmly DIX beyond cavi tho
absolute right of the community to protect itself by
the most drastic means against the ignorance OF its
future members"
The Rev. Dr. Z. Winchester Donald, rector Of the
Church of the Ascension. in this city, thus pithy
states an objection Tree churches: "Just now an
attempt not always pro,ecutei in the interest OF
Christian charity is being made to prove that pewcd
church il. constructively. uD-Christsn tnat inc
emptiness of may churches IL explained by tneir
retention OF the pew 81 ten ana sna ', t hnrrb
worship and help 10 humanity. The objection 10 irse
churches which has not been as yet met by their
history is thus, that they with rare and striking
EXCEPTIONS 50 entirety concerned tn Efforts to sup
port themselves as to have 10 strength let to beIp
those general agencies I'd enterprises OF the churcn
which are as sacred rs the maintenance OF parish
itself The missionary treasury Of the church ID Tiled
by the offerings OF the ed churches in this town ana
all other towns, anu unit some guaranty !. furnished
that BY making parishes free we shall not leave
the missionaries of Montana, of Japan, and OF AFRICA
to work without their salaries, trust our own parish
will not be free.
In our own denomination" says "The Cougrega-
tionalist' 80 far as We have been able to observe,
the class most nearly in sympathy with liberal
Christianity has done little tor foreign missions: while
the class that is Iurthest from that belief and most
conservative has furnished the bAckbone and sinew
OF missionary effort
In an article on Christian work in Mexico Bishop
John F. Hurst says: Ii one asks who give the
Protestant missionaries their most cordial welcome,
the answer is, Either the descendants CT The Aztecs
or the people who have absorbed their IDEAS IL 10 .
long Sleep this Of the Aztecs, but u IL now over
have Just now come from girls school here in
ApizacO where the Ugans OF the INSTITUTION Is poo.
Indian. She doe not know the notes. bat has gained
her place by a shorter road the mere hearing AS
listened 10 her PLAYING and saw all the girls follow
with their ces, il seemed beautiful piece OF his.
torical irony. The Indian leafs: but me melody Q,
advance has walls The best music by which al
Mexico uOy marches forward is its quest OF prosperity
and happiness new and hopeful republic
Speaking of Methodisn in Ne"-York, the Rev Dr..
Albert d. VAIL saws in "The Christian Advocate:
la New York are in practice more Congregational
than the Congregatonas;s, and more independents
in Church lie than those who make lndepeDdencg
a part OF their theory OF the Christian Church. Hero
some Church foot may 90 lame o. halt. and the
Church eye does not sec it some Church hand
Is nearly palsicd, and the Cnurcn tongue has
nothing to say This famous bond OF ConnectionAl.
ism somehow in the Chdrch body fails to connect
that So with the eye that clearly see the needs OF
far-away India; many part OF the Methodist body
suffers need, and the Church hand s very slow TO hep
it. Ny brethren, these things ought MT so to BE-
His remedy ior this state OF Affairs is the establish
ment OF social union, such as several VI inc otocf
Christian denominations have.
ave are asked" says The Cong :egationalist,"
why no report in the Andover case is heard from tho
visitors We have no means OF knowing more OF this
matter than our readers bat it is fair to assume that
on so grave a que.ton abundant time will be taken to
review all tue points concerned and reach concin-
sion which shall carry ONLY weighty but concluaVe
with It, whatever the decision may De- Judges
in civil courts sometimes reserve their Judgment
many uonths in eases oil lar less Importance tnA"
this"
As is well known the bishops Of the English Church
take as their surname the name Of thcii diocese.
Custom has gwen a sort OF fitness TO this practice in
the case OF the old doceses of England but some OF
the hipcss colonial bishops " the rule Obliged 10
assume very grOtesQue names. In the Ohcisl Year
Book o. the English Church. We find for instance tde
Following names: II. Barbados. etc. Alfred ionolua.
Moon>onee, A. j. X. QuAppeIle, q. H. North
Queensland H. Ruperts Land. 1. VI. Irayancore anu
Cochin, and +. c. Waipee.
Thomas c. Needham of Phlad-lphia, tells 8 re-
marable story how crucix, tattooei on his iesh'
oucc saved him from being eaten by PatasoDian
c,nniDals He slpwreckei on the coast OF Bra1ii
and worked his way down to Patagonia, where ne eii
into the hands OF the Natives His c,ptors regarded
h,m much in the same light that more civilized men
would have regarded plump deer or other animal
capable of aforng gustatory delight, and PROCEEDED
to strip OF his clothing with view TO making meal
of him. Just rs one CT the Indians was about 10
slaughter him. however the crucix caught his eye ana
the savage tell back in awe. The discovery was made
known 10 the other Indians. and thereupon tao
age baud tell upon their knees and worshpPed me
stranger The explanation OF their sudden ehahge OF
programme tnat u number OF Jesult' had goGo
through Pata years previous and not only
escapcd being eaten, put made strong impress'oa
upon the Indians with their religious teachings.
That picturesque toe OF Roman Catholicism the Rev.
Dr. Justin d. Fulton, made he subject OF soTe vgor-
Gus editorial comments in /" The Freemans Journal,
which il about the only paper when seems 10 take ins
good doctor seriously.
:" The Congreg atOnalist" is glad that Congress
appropriated $1,000 TO 6e used by Carroll ID.
Wri,ht's National Bureau of Labor Statistics for the
collection of facts and statistics relating 70 marsse
and divorce in the United Statca IL is time IT SAYS,
that savage Grade loose or sentimental ideas 10 tns
question OF unfahiuness to AMI the sunderipg a,
marriage VOWS gave place tC obedience TO wise just
and uniform laws Such laws can oDiy be enartcd
after long and thorough examination OF q wide array
Of facts. The largest knowledge precedes the whess
legislation. We rejoice that beginning is now 10 DO
made for securing wide an induction o tue faets
There is a pious Mohammedau prophet in the Punjaab
in India VIII, says that he is specially inspired 10 con
vert the Western civilized world to the faith OF Islam.
A few DAYS ago "a gentleman of ST. Lo,is received
document from him OF which tho following is tho
opening paragraph:
From Cuban Ahmad, an humble servant of tho
eternal God and q follower OF the chiet prophet
(Mubammad: IT,, -.
IL: Sir-With all respect and humility tho
conrpler OF Burahini- Ahmadia y beg TO say THAI
the Almighty has commissioned me 10 try IKE mo
Nazarcnc prophet Christi, to amend the morals OF
mankind with utmost humility, lowliness. respect,
submission and meencss and to point out to the an
ac ,uainted the straight way by which we can obtain
salvation, perceive the manifestations OF hea'eniy
life and by which the marks OF being loved by tho
Almighty become visible in this physical world.
For this purpose the book entitled Burabin-i-
Nbmodia has been compiled OF which 592 pages
have been printed and published, according TO tne
synopsis OF contents given in the accompanying
notice. But as the publication OF the entire hook
will take long tune it has been determined; tor the
sake OF conviction TO invite the dissenters by sending
out this special episte. together with the encosed
throughout all the continents OF the world as lar as
ira transmission NAV be possible and similarly To tho
.h;e Leaders of HudIhists Bralnas, Aryas natural